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Global Warming vs Climate Change – Aren’t They the Same? (4:57)

Global warming refers to the drastic rise of the Earth’s temperatures, which has been attributed to harmful human activities, particularly the burning of fossil fuels, resulting in increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Humans have increased the Earth’s global average temperature by 1ºC or 1.8ºF since the pre-industrial period, but this number is said to be increasing by 0.36ºF or 0.2ºC per decade.
Climate change refers to changes in the global climate due to increasing temperatures, including shifts in precipitation patterns and the increasing prevalence of extreme weather.
Climate change is unexpected, abnormal and occurs over a long period of time, with harsher and more severe ramifications.
Many countries are adopting programmes geared towards reducing emissions while increasing their usage of renewable energy sources.
Climate change policies are based on two major treaties: the UNFCCC of 1992 and the Kyoto Protocol of 1997.
The UNFCCC was adopted by over 185 countries and enables its members to comprehensively develop ways to mitigate climate change and its effects.
The Kyoto Protocol is an agreement that aims to decrease the amount of carbon dioxide being emitted and reduce greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere.